Mark L. McConkie
Professor
School of Public Affairs
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
General Information:
Address:
School of Public Affairs
University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
1420 Austin Bluffs Parkway, P. O. Box 7150
Colorado Springs, CO., 80933-7150
(719) 255-4011
mmcconki@uccs.edu
Education:
University of Georgia
Doctor of Philosophy (1977)
Areas of Specialization: Public Administration & Organization
Development
Dissertation: Management by Objectives in a Public Agency:
Defining the Concept and Testing It’s Application
Brigham Young University
Master of Public Administration (1972)
Area of Concentration: Organization Behavior and Organization
Development
Bachelor of Arts (1970)
Major: Political Science; double minor: English and Spanish
Academic and Professional Positions:
1992-Present: Professor, School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado
Colorado Springs
1987-1991: Interim Resident Dean, Graduate School of Public Affairs,
University of Colorado - Colorado Springs
1980-1992: Associate Professor, Graduate School of Public Affairs, University of
Colorado at Colorado Springs
1976-1980: Assistant Professor, Graduate School of Public Affairs, University of
Colorado at Colorado Springs
1974-1976: Research Analyst, Corrections Division, Institute of Government,
University of Georgia
1972-1976: Teaching Assistant, Department of Political Science, University of
Georgia
1971-1972: Research Assistant, Department of Special Courses and Conferences,
Brigham Young University
Major Teaching Responsibilities:
Graduate Courses in Organization Behavior, Organization Development,
Management Development, Leadership, Ethics and Professionalism, Group
Dynamics
Memberships in Professional Organizations:
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American Society for Public Administration
Academy of Management [Organization Development, International
Management, Management History, Organization Theory, and Religion,
Values and Spirituality Divisions]
Certified Consultants International
International Registry of OD Professionals
International Organization Development Association [IODA]
International Conference on Advances in Management [ICAM]
Selected Consulting Relationships:
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority; Georgia Retardation Center; Georgia State
Merit System; Georgia Department of Corrections/Offender Rehabilitation; Boys Town,
Nebraska; Delaware Division of Juvenile Corrections; Pikes Peak Regional Library
System; Colorado Department of Corrections; Visiting Nurse Association of Colorado
Springs; Sisters of Charity, Leavenworth, Kansas, Hospital System; Sisters of Charity of
Cincinnati, Ohio, Hospital System; The Diet Center, International; Western Forge
Industries; The Turnmar Companies; Pikes Peak Family Counseling and Mental Health
Center; U.S. Air Force [Special Forces, Hurlburt Field, Fla.]; Centers for Disease Control
[Atlanta, Georgia]; MCI Corporation; Hewlett Packard; Motorola Corp.; Planters Life
Savers; Honda of America; Nabisco; Institute for International Research; American
Public Power Association; ADP; Applied Research Associates (Albuquerque, N.
Mexico); Bank1One; United Samaritan Medical Center of Danville, Ill.; Bell South; U. S.
Navy (NAVSEA); Schlumberger; NASA; Cincinnati Milicron; Sandia National
Laboratories; E-Systems; Agri-North West; North Carolina Baptist Hospital; R. R.
Donnelley and Sons; State of South Carolina, Dept. of Human Resources; Jacksonville
(Fla.) Chamber of Commerce; Allied Signal; The Navajo Nation; Municipality of San
Francisco; J. R. Simplot; St. Joseph’s Hospital (Lexington, KY.; Phoenix Children’s
Hospital; Shell Oil, Canada; Army Medical Research Center; Genencorp (Rochester,
N.Y.); Sugar Creek School District (Dayton, OH.); Clear Creek School District (Houston,
TX.); U. S. Office of Personnel Security; Norfolk Naval Shipyard; National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration; University of New Mexico Regional Medical Center; U. S.
Naval Crane Center; Merrill Lynch; Agilent Technologies; Colorado Department of
Corrections; Miami-Dade County Police Department; Wyoming Dept. of Transportation;
Utah State Dept. of Human Resources; Colorado Community Action Association; El
Pomar Foundation; American Society for Training and Development.
Participation in Professional Meetings:
“The Applicability of Management by Objectives in Service Organizations,” a
Paper presented at the Annual Urban Regional Information Systems Association
(URISA) Convention, Atlanta, Georgia, August 29, 1976.
“The Negative Impact of a Highly Successful Teambuilding Intervention,” a
Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual Meetings, Detroit,
Michigan, August 13, 1980 (with R. Wayne Boss).
“Mid-Life Transitions and Organization Behavior: Some Initial Piecings,” a Paper
presented at the Chautaugua Conference on Aging, University of Utah, April 2-3,
1981.
“Organizational Stories: Implications and Applications,” a Paper presented at the
Inter-American Society of Psychology, International Convention, Santo Domingo,
Dominican Republic, June 20-27, 1981.
“The Personal Management Interview: An OD Intervention to Increase
Managerial and Employee Accountability and Productivity,” a Paper presented at
the International Council of Psychologists 40th Annual Congress, The University
of Southampton, England, July 17-21, 1982 (with R. Wayne Boss).
“Organization Stories: A Means for Facilitating Organizational Change,” a Paper
presented at the 20th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Edinburgh,
Scotland, July 25-31, 1982.
“The Symbolic Meanings of Leadership,” a Paper presented at the 20th
International Congress of Applied Psychology, Edinburgh, Scotland, July 25-31,
1982.
“Linking Performance Appraisal to Goal-Setting: Stretching for Increased
Organizational Effectiveness,” a Paper presented at the Colorado Association of
Probation Officers Annual Meeting, Vail, Colorado, Sept. 30-Oct. 1, 1982.
“Trends in Public Administration and the Role of the Executive,” Colorado
Association of Chiefs of Police, Annual Conference, Colorado Springs, Colo.,
May 26, 1982.
“Organization Stories: One Means of Moving the Informal Organization During
Change Efforts,” a Paper presented at the 3rd World Congress of Organization
Development, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, Oct. 3-7, 1983.
“Predicting the Effectiveness of a Career Development Program: The Case of the
Colorado Springs Police Department,” a Paper presented at the 3rd World
Congress of Organization Development, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, Oct. 3-7, 1983.
“Inducing Organizational Honesty: Making Honesty Inviting to Employees,” a
Paper presented at the 3rd World Congress of Organization Development,
Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, Oct. 3-7, 1983 (with Stephen P. Schriefer).
“The Personal Management Interview: Organizational Accountability and Team
Effectiveness,” a Paper presented at the 3rd World Congress of Organization
Development, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, Oct. 3-7, 1983.
“Intelligent Videodisc Applications to the Problems of a Centralized Economy,”
A Paper presented at the Management Institute of the Polish Academy of Science,
Kazimierz, Poland, June 10-18, 1985.
“Strategies for Obtaining Organizational Entry in the Consulting Relationship,” a
Paper presented at the Management Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences,
Kazimierz, Poland, June 10-18, 1985.
“Some Suggestions for the Use of Computer Assisted Learning in Management
Training under a Centralized Economy,” a Paper presented at the Management
Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Kazimierz, Poland, June 10-18,
1985.
“Computer Assisted Learning and Some Implications for OD,” a Paper presented
at the 5th World Congress of Organization Development, Slot-Zeist (Amsterdam),
The Netherlands, June 19-22, 1985.
“Cross-cultural Training: some Implications for Organization Development,” a
Paper presented at the 5th World Congress of Organization Development, SlotZeist (Amsterdam), The Netherlands, June 19-22, 1985.
“Models of Human Needs Relevant to Administrative Analysis,” a Paper
presented at the 5th World Congress of Organization Development, Slot-Zeist
(Amsterdam), The Netherlands, June 19-22, 1985.
“Some Public Sector Peculiarities Which Complicate the Change Process: A
Public-Private Comparison,” a Paper presented at the 6th World Congress on
Organization Development, Hotel Shoresh, Jerusalem, Israel, Nov. 17-21, 1986.
“Negotiating Inter-cultural Differences,” a Paper presented at the 6th World
Congress on Organization Development, Hotel Shoresh, Jerusalem, Israel, Nov.
17-21, 1986.
“Using the PMI to Resolve Interpersonal Conflicts,” a Paper presented at the 6th
World Congress on Organization Development, Hotel Shoresh, Jerusalem, Israel,
Nov. 17-21, 1986.
“Teambuilding with Physicians, Administrators, and Nurse Managers,” a Paper
presented at the Annual Academy of Management Meetings, Anaheim,
California, August 10, 1988 (with R. Wayne Boss and Alan Johnson).
“A Merger of Two Government Agencies: The Metro County Probation
Department,” a Paper presented at the Symposium on Public Administration
Research at the Annual Meeting of the American Society for Public
Administration, Los Angeles, California, April 8, 1990 (with R. Wayne Boss).
“Combining Two Into One: A Successful Merger in the Public Sector,” a Paper
presented at the Annual Meetings of the Academy of Management, San
Francisco, Calif., Aug. 12-15, 1990 (with R. Wayne Boss and Richard C. Ringer).
“Organization Stories: One Small But Helpful Piece of the Change Puzzle,” a
Paper presented at the International Organization Development Association
Meetings, Caracas, Venezuela, Nov. 25-29, 1990.
“The CEO and Effective Organization Development,” a Paper presented at the
International Organization Development Association Meetings, Caracas,
Venezuela, Nov. 25-29, 1990 (with R. Wayne Boss).
“Objective Results in OD: The Rebuilding of a Regional Medical Center,” a
Paper presented at the International Organization Development Association
Meetings, Caracas, Venezuela, Nov. 25-29, 1990 (with R. Wayne Boss).
“Storytelling and Organization Change,” a Paper presented at the International
Organization Development Association Meetings, Manila, Philippines, Sept. 29Oct. 3, 1991 (with R. Wayne Boss).
“Methods for Decreasing Regression and Sustaining Change Through OD
Interventions: A Longitudinal Study,” a Paper presented at the International
Organization Development Association Meetings, Manila, Philippines, Sept. 29Oct. 3, 1991 (with R. Wayne Boss).
“Using Multiple, Longitudinal Measures of Success to Bring About Change in a
Law Enforcement Agency,” a Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the
Academy of Management, Las Vegas, Nevada, Aug. 9, 1992 (with R. Wayne
Boss).
“Strategies for Building Productive Teams: A Comparison of Hispanic and NonHispanic Managers,” a Paper presented at the 6th Hispanic Symposium on
Business and the Economy, Boulder, Colo., Oct. 8-10. 1992 (with R. Wayne
Boss, Richard Ringer and Nina Polock).
“Building Productive Teams: Comparing Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Managers.”
A Paper presented at the 8th Annual Meetings of the International Organization
Development Association, Capetown, South Africa, Oct. 25-28, 1993 (with R.
Wayne Boss).
“Reinforcing Change: The Personal Management Interview as a Reinforcement
Strategy in Personal and Organizational Change,” a Paper presented at the 8th
Annual Meetings of the International Organization Development Association
Meetings, Capetown, South Africa, Oct. 25-28, 1992 (with R. Wayne Boss).
“How American Managers are Defining Effectiveness,” a Paper presented at the
10th Annual Meetings of the International Development Association Meetings,
Eilat, Israel, Oct. 17-20, 1995 (with R. Wayne Boss).
“Reinforcing Commitment to Change Over Extended Periods of Time: The
Personal Management Interview,” a Paper presented at the 10th Annual Meetings
of the International Development Association Meetings, Eilat, Israel, Oct. 17-20,
1995 (with R. Wayne Boss).
Panel Chair, “Lucy Mack Smith,” at the Annual Meetings of the Mormon History
Association Meetings, May 16-19, 1996, Snowbird, Utah.
“Personal Change in the Organizational Setting: Over 153,000 Managers Report
In,” a Paper presented at the 11th Annual Meetings of the International
Organization Development Association Meetings, Cusco, Peru, Sept. 11-14, 1996
(with R. Wayne Boss).
“Frequently Recurring Problems in Personal and Organizational Change,” a Paper
presented at the 11th Annual Meetings of the International Organization
Development Association Meetings, Cusco, Peru, Sept. 11-14, 1996 (with R.
Wayne Boss).
“Building Synergism out of Diversity,” a Paper presented at the 11th Annual
Meetings of the International Organization Development Association Meetings,
Cusco, Peru, Sept. 11-14, 1996 (with R. Wayne Boss).
“Conceptual and Empirical Perspectives on Accountability in the Public Sector,”
a Paper presented at the International Conference on Advances in Management,
July 12-15, 2000, Colorado Springs, Colorado.
“High Integrity Leaders: A View From the Practitioner World,” a Paper presented
at the International Conference on Advances in Management, July 12-15, 2002,
Colorado Springs, Colorado.
“Is it Time to Transition From HR to OE?” Symposium Participant (with Robert
T. Golembiewski & Donald D. Warrick), Proceedings of the Seventh Annual
International Conference on Advances in Management. Bowling Green, KY.:
Center for Advanced Studies in Management, 2000, Vol. 7, pp. 13-14.
Discussant: “Conceptual and Empirical Perspectives on Accountability in the
Public Sector,” 7th International Conference on Advances in Management, July
12-15, 2000, Colorado Springs, CO.
“High Integrity Leaders: What Successful Executives See,” a Paper presented at
the 8th Annual Meetings of the Conference on Advances in Management, Athens,
Greece, July 11-14, 2001 (With R. Wayne Boss).
“How Tough is it to be Completely Honest? The Results of a Three Day
Experience,” a Paper presented at the 8th Annual Meetings of the Conference on
Advances in Management, Athens, Greece, July 11-14, 2001 (With R. Wayne
Boss & Nicholas Rohan).
“Attitudes Toward Honesty: A Survey and Intervention With First Year MBA
Students,” a Paper presented at the 8th Annual Meetings of the Conference on
Advances in Management, Athens, Greece, July 11-14, 2001 (With Nicholas
Rohan & R. Wayne Boss).
“Lessons From Antiquity: The Rise of David—and the Loss of Trust,” a Paper
presented at the 8th Annual Meetings of the Conference on Advances in
Management, Athens, Greece, July 11-14, 2001 (With R. Wayne Boss).
Distinguished Speaker: “Theory1, Theory2, Theory,: Hacking Through the All but
Impenetrable Management Theory Jungle,” a Plenary Session Paper presented at
the 8th Annual Meetings of the Conference on Advances in Management, Athens,
Greece, July 11-14, 2001 [Dr. Golembiewski wrote the paper, and I made the
presentation].
“Storytelling in Mutual Help Organizations: Some Response Patterns Helpful to
Change Agents,” a Paper presented at the 8th Annual Meetings of the Conference
on Advances in Management, Athens, Greece, July 11-14, 2001 (With R. Wayne
Boss).
“Combining Two into One: The 20 Year Results of a Successful Merger in the
Public Sector,” a Paper presented at the 8th Annual Meetings of the Conference on
Advances in Management, Athens, Greece, July 11-14, 2001 (With R. Wayne
Boss & Nicholas Rohan).
Symposium Chair: Symposium on “Frontiers of Management Research;”
symposium on “Integrity in the Public Sector;” and symposium on “Ecology and
Empire: The Management of Rivers From Interdisciplinary Perspectives,” at the
8th Annual Meetings of the International Conference on Advances in
Management, Athens, Greece, July 11-14, 2001.
Chair, Symposium on Behavioral Applications in the Health Care Field,” 8th
Annual Meetings of the International Conference on Advances in Management,
Boston, Mass., July 10-13, 2002.
Chair, Symposium on “Increasing Effectiveness in the Public Sector,” 8th Annual
Meetings of the International Conference on Advances in Management, Boston,
Mass., July 10-13, 2002.
Chair, “Leadership Effectiveness in the Public Sector,” 8th Annual Meetings of
the International Conference on Advances in Management, Boston, Mass., July
10-13, 2002.
“The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People: Some Public Sector/Private Sector
Comparisons,” a Paper presented at the 8th Annual Meetings of the International
Conference on Advances in Management, Boston, Mass., July 10-13, 2002 (With
R. Wayne Boss).
“Abraham Lincoln and the Seven Habits: Testing the Concept in a Historical
Context,” a Paper presented at the 8th Annual Meetings of the International
Conference on Advances in Management, Boston, Mass., July 10-13, 2002 (With
R. Wayne Boss).
Discussant, “Improving Effectiveness in Healthcare Administration,” 8th Annual
Meetings of the International Conference on Advances in Management, Boston,
Mass., July 10-13, 2002.
“Storytelling to Help Implement Change,” a Paper presented at the Academy of
Management Annual Meetings, Denver, Colorado, August 9-14, 2002.
“The Durability of OD Interventions: The 14 Year Impact of a Third-Party
Intervention,” a Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual
Meetings, Denver, Colorado, August 9-14, 2002 (With R. Wayne Boss & Robert
T. Golembiewski).
“Enduring Change in the Public Sector: A 25 Year Follow-up Study of a
Successful Merger,” a Paper presented at the Academy of Management Annual
Meetings, Denver, Colorado, August 9-14, 2002 (With R. Wayne Boss & Robert
T. Golembiewski).
“That Family Feeling: Lessons in Effectiveness from David Packard and Bill
Hewlett,” a Paper presented at the 11th Annual Meetings of The International
Conference on Advances in Management, Orlando, Florida, March 24-27, 2004
(with R. Wayne Boss).
“Organization Development and the Thrust Toward Spirituality,” a Paper
presented at the 11th Annual Meetings of The International Conference on
Advances in Management, Orlando, Florida, March 24-27, 2004 (with Randall
Ford).
“Creating High Performance Work Groups,” a Paper presented at the 11th Annual
Meetings of The International Conference on Advances in Management,
Orlando, Florida, March 24-27, 2004 (with R. Wayne Boss).
Chair, “Ethics, Social Responsibility, and Effectiveness” a panel convened at the
11th Annual Meetings of The International Conference on Advances in
Management, Orlando, Florida, March 24-27, 2004.
“Spiritual Aspects of Perinatal Ethical Dilemmas: What We Learn From the
Latter-day Saints,” A Paper presented at the 4th Forum on Perinatal/Neonatal
Ethical Issues, May 11-13, 2005, Colorado Springs, CO.
“Joseph Smith and ‘Level Six Leadership’: Making Correct Principles Work,” A
Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the Mormon Historical Association,
Killington, VT., May 26-28, 2005 (with R. Wayne Boss).
Chair, “Symposium on Spirituality, Leadership, and Organizational
Effectiveness,” a panel convened at the 12th Annual Meetings of The International
Conference on Advances in Management, Washington, D. C., July 20-23, 2005.
“Three Days of Kindness and Some Implications for Workplace Spirituality,” a
Paper presented at the 12th Annual Meetings of The International Conference on
Advances in Management, Washington, D.C., July 20-23, 2005. (With R. Wayne
Boss).
“Decontaminating a Sterile Processing Department,” a Paper presented at the 12th
Annual Meetings of The International Conference on Advances in Management,
Washington, D.C., July 20-23, 2005. (With R. Wayne Boss, Judy E. Trufant, and
James Lawrence).
“Quality Improvement in Two Operating Rooms: The Impact of Team Building
on Performance Authors,” a Paper presented at the 12th Annual Meetings of The
International Conference on Advances in Management, Washington, D.C., July
20-23, 2005. (With R. Wayne Boss & Judy E. Trufant).
“Organization Development in a Major Medical Center,” a Paper presented at the
12th Annual Meetings of The International Conference on Advances in
Management, Washington, D.C., July 20-23, 2005. (With R. Wayne Boss).
“Ethics for Public Administrators: Can You Get the Job Done Without Breaking
the Rules?” a presentation at the Annual Meetings of the Colorado Open Space
Alliance, Colorado Springs, CO., Sept. 15, 2005.
“Strategic Change in Health Care: Linking OD Interventions to Strategic
Outcomes,” a Paper presented at the 13th Annual Meetings of the International
Conference on Advances in Management, Lisbon, Portugal, July 19-22, 2006.
(With R. Wayne Boss and Ingo Angermeier).
“Creating a Powerful Learning Environment through a Strategic Intervention,” a
Paper presented at the 13th Annual Meetings of the International Conference on
Advances in Management, Lisbon, Portugal, July 19-22, 2006. (With R. Wayne
Boss and Matthew Sanders).
“The Centrality of Interpersonal Kindness in Building Organizational
Effectiveness: The Results of Three Days of Pure Kindness,” a Paper presented at
the 13th Annual Meetings of the International Conference on Advances in
Management, Lisbon, Portugal, July 19-22, 2006. (With R. Wayne Boss).
“Successful Executives and ‘Executives to Be’: A Comparison of Views of
Integrity in the Workplace,” a Paper presented at the 13th Annual Meetings of the
International Conference on Advances in Management, Lisbon, Portugal, July 1922, 2006. (With R. Wayne Boss).
“Longitudinal Benefits of Organization Development,” a Paper presented at the
2006 Academy of Management Meetings, Atlanta, GA., August, 2006. (With R.
Wayne Boss, and Alan D. Boss).
“Explaining OD Successes in the American Public Sector: A Case of Values
Complementarity, a Paper presented at the 14th Annual Meetings of the
International Conference on Advances in Management, Niagara Falls, Canada,
July 18-21, 2007. (With R. Wayne Boss).
“Interpersonal Kindness in the Organizational Setting,” a Paper presented at the
14th Annual Meetings of the International Conference on Advances in
Management, Niagara Falls, Canada, July 8-21, 2007. (With R. Wayne Boss).
“Increasing Empowerment and Learning in an Undergraduate Course: Analyzing
the Effectiveness of Big Hairy Audacious Goals,” a Paper presented at the 14th
Annual Meetings of the International Conference on Advances in Management,
Niagara Falls, Canada, July 8-21, 2007. (With M. L. Sanders & R. Wayne Boss).
“Dramatically Increasing Student Empowerment and Learning with Big, Hairy,
Audacious Goals: Applications for Organizational Change, Leadership, and
Entrepreneurship Courses.” Paper presented at 2008 Organization Behavior
Teaching Conference: Teaching Conference for Management Educators, Babson
College, Wellesley, Mass., June, 2008. (With Sanders, M. L..; Boss R. W.; Boss,
A.D.; Boss, D.S.)
“Why OD Works in the American Public Sector: Values That Harmonize,” a
Paper presented at the 15th Annual International Conference on Advances in
Management, Boston, Mass., July 13-15, 2008. (with R. Wayne Boss).
“Examining Contradictory Expectations of Integrity: Implications for Hiring and
Managing New Employees,” a Paper presented at the 15th Annual International
Conference on Advances in Management, Boston, Mass., July 13-15, 2008. (with
Bradley W. Huggins, Matthew L. Sanders & R. Wayne Boss).
“Uncovering Assumptions of Honesty and Integrity among Business Students,” a
Paper presented at the 15th Annual International Conference on Advances in
Management, Boston, Mass., July 13-15, 2008. (with Bradley W. Huggins,
Matthew L. Sanders & R. Wayne Boss).
“Seeking Forgiveness and Mental Health” a Paper presented at the 16th Annual
International Conference on Advances in Management, Colorado Springs, CO.,
July 15-18, 2009. (with R. Wayne Boss).
“Examining the Influence of Kindness on Interpersonal and Organizational
Outcomes,” a Paper presented at the 16th Annual International Conference on
Advances in Management, Colorado Springs, CO., July 15-18, 2009. (with
Matthew L. Sanders, David A. Price & R. Wayne Boss).
“Preserving the Peace Through Organization Development: 30 Years of
Successful Organizational Change,” a Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of
the Academy of Management, Chicago, Ill., August, 2009 [Published in Academy
of Management Best Paper Proceedings, 2009] (With R. Wayne Boss, Benjamin
Dunford, and Alan D. Boss).
“The Bible as a Leadership Guide: The Case of King David—the Good and the
Bad of it,” a Paper Presented at the Annual Meetings of the International
Conference on Advances in Management, Atlanta, Georgia, July, 2010.
“Enduring Change: A 25-Year Longitudinal Study of OD Interventions
Surrounding a Merger,” a Paper presented at the Annual Meetings of the
Academy of Management, San Antonio, Texas, August, 2011. (With R. Wayne
Boss, Alan D. Boss, and David S. Boss).
“Examining Virtues of Leadership: Identifying Authenticity, Kindness, Integrity,
and Humility as Foundational Leadership Concepts,” a Paper Presented at the 18th
Annual Meetings of the International Conference on Advances in Management,
Cancun, Mexico, July 13-16, 2011 (With Tyler Tolson, Matthew L. Saunders,
Chad O. Albrecht & R. Wayne Boss).
Critical Review of Corporate Culture: Survival Guide, by Edgar H. Schein, John
Wiley & Sons, 2009, at the 18th Annual International Conference on Advances in
Management, Cancun, Mexico, July 13-16, 2011 (With Brook Henderson).
Chair, Distinguished Speaker Panel, 18th Annual International Conference on
Advances in Management, Cancun, Mexico, July 14, 2011.
“Student Confessions on Dishonest Behaviors: Sometimes it’s Just Easier to Lie,”
a Paper Presented at the 19th Annual Meetings of the International Conference on
Advances in Management, Nassau, Bahamas, July 18-21, 2012 (With R. Wayne
Boss).
Professional Appointments and Awards:
Public Sector Track Chair, International Conference on Advances in
Management, 2000—to the present.
“Leadership Award,” International Conference on Advances in Management,
Athens, Greece, 2001.
“Leadership Award,” International Conference on Advances in Management,
Boston, Mass., 2002.
Chair, Distinguished Speaker Panel, International Conference on Advances in
Management, Boston, Mass., July 10, 2002.
Trustee, The International Conference on Advances in Management, 2005—
present.
“Leadership Award,” International Conference on Advances in Management,
Washington, D. C., 2005.
Chairman, Board of Trustees, International Conference on Advances in
Management, 2006-2007.
“Leadership Award,” International Conference on Advances in Management,
Niagara Falls, Canada, 2007.
“Leadership Award,” International Conference on Advances in Management,
Boston, Mass., 2008.
Chairman, Board of Trustees, International Conference on Advances in
Management, 2009-2010.
Member, Board of Trustees, International Conference on Advances in
Management, 2010.
Chair, Distinguished Speaker Panel, International Conference on Advances in
Management, Atlanta, Georgia, August 16, 2010.
2011 McGregor Award [given for the best article in the Journal of Applied
Behavioral Sciences for 2010]
Publications:
“An Evaluation of Selected Recommendations Extended by the Environmental
Health Task Force of the Governor’s Council on Comprehensive Health
Planning,” with J. Michael Stapely, Brigham Young University Press, 1972. 148
pages (MPA Master’s Project).
“An Evaluation of the Level IV Management Training Courses of the State Merit
System of the State of Georgia,” a Report published by the State Merit System,
Atlanta, Georgia, April 1974. 74 pages.
“MBO and Corrections,” Southeastern Correctional Review, March-April, 1974
(1), 1-2.
“The Centrality of Interpersonal Trust in Group Process,” in Cary Cooper (ed.),
Theories of Group Processes. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1975, pp. 131-186
(with Robert T. Golembiewski).
Management by Objectives: A Corrections Perspective. Athens, Georgia:
University of Georgia Press, April 1975.
Second Printing, 1975.
Also published under separate cover by the National Institute of Law
Enforcement and Criminal Justice, U. S. Government Printing Office,
Washington, D. C., 1975.
Selected Readings from SCMTC Seminars. Athens, Georgia: University of
Georgia Press, 1975.
Second Printing, 1976.
Time Management in the Correctional Sector. Athens, Georgia: University of
Georgia Press, 1976.
Correctional Applications of Change Theories. Athens, Georgia: University of
Georgia Press. 1976.
Second Printing, 1977.
“Management by Objectives in the Correctional Setting,” in George G. Killinger,
Paul R. Cromwell, Jr., and Bonnie J. Cromwell (eds.), Issues in Corrections and
Administration: Selected Readings. St. Paul, Minn.: West Publishing CO., 1976,
pp. 201-207.
An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of MBO Implementation Procedures at the
Georgia Department of Corrections and Offender Rehabilitation, published by
the Institute of Government, University of Georgia, Sept., 1976.
“An Assessment of the Training and Development Needs of Personnel in the
Colorado Department of Corrections,” Submitted to the Director of the
Department of Corrections, State of Colorado, October, 1978.
“A Clarification of the Goal Setting and Appraisal Processes in MBO,” Academy
of Management Review, 1979, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 20-40.
Reprinted as a “Management Classic” in: Journal of Library
Administration, 1981, Vol. 2, No. 1.
Also in: David R. Hampton, Management. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1985
Also in: Denis Ryan & W. J. Reddin, International Handbook of MBO.
McGraw-Hill (India), 1985.
“An Autopsy of an Intended OD Project,” Group and Organization Studies, 1979,
Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 187-200 (With R. Wayne Boss).
“Clarifying and Reviewing the Empirical Work on MBO: Some Implications,”
Group and Organization Studies, 1979, Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 461-476.
“Organization Development in the Pubic Sector,” in Edgar F. Huse, Organization
Development and Change, Reading, Mass.: Addison-Wesley Publishing
Company, 1980, pp. 414-422.
“Organization Stories and the Practice of OD,” Southern Review of Public
Administration, 1980, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 211-228.
“The Destructive Impact of a Positive Teambuilding Intervention,” Group and
Organization Studies, 1981, Vol. 6, No. 1, pp. 45-56 (With R. Wayne Boss).
“How to Select and OD Consultant,” Public Administration Quarterly, 1983, Vol.
7, No. 1, pp. 115-127 (With R. Wayne Boss).
“Lessons From Antiquity: The Wisdom of Solomon,” Leadership and
Organization Development, 1983, Vol. 4, No. 1, pp. 17-20 (With R. Wayne
Boss).
Entries of “Academy of Political Science,” “American Academy of Political and
Social Science,” “Federalism,” “Cooperative Federalism,” “Creative Federalism,”
“Government Operations,” “Horizontal Federalism,” “Institute of Public
Administration,” “Independent Regulatory Agency,” “National Academy of
Public Administration,” and “Public Administration,” in Jay Shafritz (ed.), The
Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Oak Park, Ill.: Moore Publishing
Company, 1983.
“Organizational Stories: One Means of Moving the Informal Organization During
Change Efforts,” Public Administration Quarterly, 1986, Vol. 10, No. 2
(Summer), pp. 189-205 (With R. Wayne Boss).
“The Epidemiology of Progressive Burnout: A Primer,” The Journal of Health
and Human Resource Administration, Summer, 1986, pp. 16-37 (With Robert T.
Golembiewski, et. al.).
“Organization Development in Dentistry: A Three-Year Change Effort in a Group
Practice,” Consultation, 1987, Vol. 6, No. 4 (Winter), pp. 236-251 (With R.
Wayne Boss et. al.).
“Section II: The Colorado Mission,” in R. Larry Williams, The Stone Rolls Forth.
Colorado Springs, CO.: The Colorado Springs North Stake, 1988, pp. 99-210.
“Lessons From Antiquity: The Wisdom of Moses,” The Journal of Management
in Practice, 1990, Vol. 2, No. 1, pp. 59-64 (With R. Wayne Boss).
Entries on “Translated Beings,” “Following the Brethren,” and “Joseph Fielding
Smith,” in The Encyclopedia of Mormonism, New York: Macmillan & Co., 1991.
“Combining Two Into One: A Successful Merger in the Public Sector,” Public
Administration Quarterly, 1991, Vol. 15, No. 1 (Spring), pp. 46-64 (With R.
Wayne Boss & Richard C. Ringer).
“Using Stories as an Aid to Consultation,” Public Administration Quarterly,
1994, Vol. 17, No. 4 (Winter), pp. 377-395 (With R. Wayne Boss).
“Building Productive Teams in Cross-cultural Settings: An Intervention with
Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Managers,” Organization Development Journal,
1995, Vol. 13, No. 2 (Summer), pp. 59-69 (With R. Wayne Boss).
“Personal Stories and the Process of Change: The Case of Anwar Sadat,” Public
Administration Quarterly, 1996, Vol. 19, No. 4 (Winter), pp. 493-511 (With R.
Wayne Boss).
“Burnout and it’s Correlates in Emergency Physicians: Four Years Experience
with the Wellness Booth,” Journal of Academic Emergency Medicine, 1966, Vol.
3, No. 12 (December), pp. 1156-1164 (With R. Wayne Boss, Linda Chan, Richard
Goldberg, Janet Goldbert, William K. Mallom, Doris Moradzedah, and Eric
Goodman).
“Peru Conference,” IODA Listens: International Organization Development
Association Newsletter, Spring 1997, p. 2.
“Conflict Management in Surgery: The Impact of Third Party Consultation,”
Public Administration and Management, 2000, Vol. 5, No. 1 (18 pages) (With R.
Wayne Boss).
“Joseph Smith, Sr.,” in Arnold K. Garr, Donald Q. Cannon and Richard O.
Cowan, Encyclopedia of Latter-Day Saint History. Salt Lake City, UT.: Deseret
Book Co., 2000, pp. 1127-1128.
“David’s Rise to Power—And the Struggle to Keep it: An Examination of the
Change Process,” Public Administration Quarterly, 2001, Vol. 25, No. 2, pp. 190228 (With R. Wayne Boss).
“Collaborative Multidisciplinary Teams and Polygraphs: One Protocol for
Increasing Rehabilitative Integrity,” Public Administration and Management: An
Interactive Journal, 2002, Vol. 7, No. 4 (20 pages) (With Heather Elliot).
“High Integrity Leaders: What Successful Executives See,” Public Administration
and Management: An Interactive Journal, 2002, Vol. 7, No. 4 (22 pages) (With
R. Wayne Boss).
“Papers on the Science of Administration,” in Jack Rabin (Ed.) Encyclopedia of
Public Administration and Public Policy. Marcel Dekker, 2003, pp. 878-879.
(With R. Wayne Boss).
“Leadership Seen as Integrity,” in Jack Rabin (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Public
Administration and Public Policy. Marcel Dekker, 2003, pp. 716-719. (With R.
Wayne Boss).
“Third Party Interventions,” in Jack Rabin (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Public
Administration and Public Policy. Marcel Dekker, 2003, pp. 1196-1198. (With R.
Wayne Boss).
“Team Building,” in Jack Rabin (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Public Administration and
Public Policy. Marcel Dekker, 2003, pp. 1184-1188. (With R. Wayne Boss).
“Change In Health Care Settings,” in Jack Rabin (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Public
Administration and Public Policy. Marcel Dekker, 2003, pp. 587-593. (With R.
Wayne Boss).
“An Interdisciplinary Symposium on The Leadership Equation: An Introduction,”
International Journal of Public Administration, 2005, Vol. 28, Nos. 5 & 6, pp.371377.
“‘I Teach them Correct Principles and They Govern Themselves,’: The
Leadership Genius of the Mormon Prophet,” International Journal of Public
Administration, 2005, Vol. 28, Nos. 5 & 6, pp. 437-463.
“Joseph Smith, Sr.,” in Kyle Walker, United by Faith: The Joseph Sr., and Lucy
Mack Smith Family, pp. 1-39. Salt Lake City, Utah: Covenant Communications.
2005.
“OD Values and Mormonism: Creating Adaptive Systems,” Public
Administration Quarterly, 2006, 30 (1) [Spring Issue], pp. 109-152.
Boss, R. Wayne, Goodman, Eric A., McConkie, Mark L., & Golembiewski,
Robert. (2006). “Trust and Third Party Consultation: A Longitudinal Study.”
Best Paper Proceedings of the Academy of Management 2006 Annual Meeting
(ODC: V1-V6).
“Papers on the Science of Administration,” in Jack Rabin (Ed.) Encyclopedia of
Public Administration and Public Policy. Marcel Dekker, 2007, pp. 1407-1408.
(With R. Wayne Boss).
“High Integrity Leadership,” in Jack Rabin (Ed.) Encyclopedia of Public
Administration and Public Policy. Marcel Dekker, 2007, pp. 1145-1148. (With R.
Wayne Boss).
“Teambuilding,” in Thomas G. Cummings (ed.), Handbook of Organization
Development. Los Angeles: Sage Publications, 2007, pp. 237-259. (with R.
Wayne Boss).
“Spirituality and the Public Sector: An Introduction,” International Journal of
Public Administration, 2008, 31, 337-341.
“Sustainable Change in the Public Sector: The Longitudinal Benefits of
Organization Development,” Journal of Applied Behavioral Sciences, 2010, Vol.
46, No. 4, pp. 436-472 (with R. Wayne Boss, Benjamin B. Dunford, & Alan D.
Boss).
“Increasing Student Engagement and Learning: Using Big Hairy Audacious Goals
as an Empowering Semester Project,” Public Administration Quarterly, 35, No. 4,
[Winter], pp. 494-519 (with Matthew L. Sanders, Alan D. Boss, R. Wayne Boss).
“Abraham Lincoln and the Reaper Case: On Forgiveness, Trust Building, and
Mutual Respect,” in D. D. Warrick & Jens Mueller (Eds.), Learning From Real
World Cases: Lessons in Leadership Chicago: Rossi-Smith (2011), pp. 51-56.
“The Synergistic Robin Hood: Building Upon Strengths to Build Productive
Teams,” in D. D. Warrick & Jens Mueller (Eds.), Learning from Real World
Cases: Lessons in Leadership. Chicago: Rossi-Smith (2011), pp. 135-140.
“Trust, Faith, Fear: Moral Development Applications for Leaders and for Life,”
Journal of Advanced Management and Business Research, forthcoming
(Accepted for publication 8-4-2013). (With Leiry Guevara, Tiffy Taylor, Brian
Lacona, Cam Caldwell, Gail Caldwell).
“Simon Peter and Transformative Leadership,” a paper accepted for presentation
at the 19th Annual Conference of the International Conference Promoting Ethics
in Business, Chicago, Illinois, Oct. 24-26, 2013 (With Brian Lacona & Cam
Caldwell).
Work Under Current Review:
“Simon Peter and Transformative Leadership: Leadership Insights for Today’s
Leaders,” (Submitted to Journal of Business Ethics). (With Cam Caldwell).
Books:
Wit and Wisdom From the Early Brethren. Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft
Publishing Company, 1987.
Doctrines of the Restoration. Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft Publishing
Company, 1989.
Republished as The Sermons and Writings of Bruce R. McConkie, 1998.
The Father of the Prophet. Salt Lake City, Utah: Bookcraft Publishing Company,
1993.
Remembering Joseph: Personal Recollections of Those Who Knew the Prophet
Joseph Smith. Salt Lake City, Utah. Deseret Book Company, 2003.